The republican reacton to Governor Brown's State of the State speech on Capitol Chat; One of the nation's leading voices for public education in America speaks out on testing and choice; The songs and music career of Bill Champlin; More Jazz on SA.

Capitol Chat Capital Public
Radio's capitol reporter Ben Adler joins us for this week's edition
of Capitol Chat. Ben will bring audio he's
collected of Republican legislator's reaction to Governor Brown's
2012 State of the State address.

Diane Ravitch One of the nation's leading
advocates of public education will be speaking to thousands of
teachers, policy makers, and parents in Sacramento Friday.
Diane Ravitch is also the author of "The Death and Life of the
Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are
Undermining Education."